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    NASA's Hubble and Webb telescopes image the Cat's Head Nebula in Carina

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    Hubble and Webb have observed the Cat's Head Nebula, a dusty pillar in the Carina Nebula. NASA says the pillar's shape was likely carved by ultraviolet radiation and winds from massive stars.

    NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes have imaged the Cat's Head Nebula, a small patch of the Carina Nebula about 7,500 light-years away whose outline suggests a cat facing away, NASA reports.

    According to NASA, ultraviolet radiation and winds from massive stars likely sculpted that shape over time, while denser material in the pillar has withstood the erosion so far.

    In Hubble's visible-light view, a dark dust pillar has a glowing eye that may be a young star partly embedded in dust; Webb's near-infrared image shows many stars and faint background galaxies.

    Why it matters

    NASA says the two telescopes' complementary views are helping astronomers study star formation in a structure that is temporary and will eventually disperse.

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      According to NASA, Hubble and Webb both observed the Cat's Head Nebula, a small region inside the Carina Nebula about 7,500 light-years from Earth, nicknamed for looking like a cat turned away from viewers.

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      NASA says ultraviolet radiation and winds from massive stars likely shaped the nebula, while denser pillar material has so far held out against erosion.

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      According to NASA, Hubble's visible-light view shows a dark pillar of dust, and its glowing red eye may mark a young star partly embedded in dust.

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      NASA says Webb's near-infrared image shows numerous stars and also faint galaxies in the background.

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      NASA says the nebula is a temporary structure that will eventually disperse, and that the telescopes' complementary views aid astronomers studying star formation.

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    1. NASA
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